SQL Server security bulletin due on Tuesday
As part of its advance notification, Microsoft has released the list of security bulletins that should be coming our way...
2009-02-05
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Databases – Infrastructure – Security
What Do You Want Auditors to Know About Auditing SQL Server?
Right now it looks like I'll be putting a training session on for my local ISACA chapter on SQL Server...
2009-01-22
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Read-Only Access to SQL Server Jobs
This question comes up a lot: how do I give read-only access to job status to a group of people?...
2009-01-22
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Video: xp_cmdshell execution in SQL Server 2005/2008
The video I did for Jumpstart TV on xp_cmdshell execution has hit the front page. Registration on the site is...
2009-01-21
686 reads
Fake LinkedIn profiles with links to malware
This is a little old (five days based on the last update), but TrendMicro put on their blog about fake...
2009-01-20
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Conficker / Downadup Worm One More Time
Hopefully by now everyone has seen this, but if not, here's a reminder to continue to spread the details. Denis Gobo...
2009-01-20
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Microsoft Solution Accelerators on TechNet
I was browsing through the new titles that are on Safari and saw some planning guides around Windows Server 2008...
2009-01-15
819 reads
Have you disabled autoplay yet?
If not, you should. Because autoplay being on means any time a removable data device, such as a USB stick,...
2009-01-15
749 reads
More About Twitter
I've mentioned before that I was on Twitter and I know that for some the question is still out on...
2009-01-12
916 reads
MySQL GUI Tools
This came up on Twitter today. I have a search set for "SQL Server" and it pulled up someone who...
2009-01-09
947 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
Setting Up a Mac for Data Engineering and AI Work
If you work with data pipelines, SQL, notebooks, or machine learning models, a Mac...
Forums
SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
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SQL Server Still Wins
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I include the Resource Database?
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